Top candidate for borders watchdog would commute from Finland
Tuesday, 11 February 2025 The government's top candidate to become the chief of the borders and immigration watchdog has told MPs he lives in Finland and commutes to the UK when he needs to.
Sir Keir Starmer met his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Summit in Oslo. The prime ministers then sat at a roundtable for discussions over regional security challenges with other European heads of state. The JEF coalition consists of the UK, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Finland to restrict the use of smartphones during the school day
Students have displayed mixed receptions to the new rule, with some welcoming it, agreeing with the government that phones can often become a distraction in class, while others believe the new measure displays a lack of trust in pupils.
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Tuesday, 11 February 2025
The government's top candidate to become the chief of the borders and immigration watchdog has told MPs he lives in Finland and commutes to the UK when he needs to.
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